"... No, nononono." He shakes his fingers, grinning sardonically. "Different Earths. Get that? I mean, hell, this kingdom we're in, it's probably in a whole other Earth! Or a different planet or dimension or whatever."

He shrugs; the gesture is slightly more theatrical than it has any need to be.

"But you're right, it doesn't really matter! We're both here now. Two strangers united by our foreignness. You know? You feel me?"